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16879

ZIP 16879 is Winburne, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
406
Coordinates
40.9644, -78.1407
☼ Live from 16879 — Winburne, PA

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Where 16879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16879
  • 🔢 Type 16879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16879 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16878 (West Decatur, PA, 11 mi away) and 16881 (Woodland, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16879 becomes 97861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mikkalo, OR, 2,117 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17968, 18769, 18976, 68179, 68197, 68719, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96817 in Honolulu, HI, 4,741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,076 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16879 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 101.86°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 16879 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population406This ZIP406
Households190This ZIP190
Housing units190This ZIP190
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,417This ZIP$80,417Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density236.6 / sq miThis ZIP236.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$440,000This ZIP$440,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,335,000This ZIP$8,335,000

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 16879

ZIPCityDistance
16849 Lanse, PA 1.3 mi
16860 Munson, PA 2.7 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 2.7 mi
16821 Allport, PA 2.8 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 3.2 mi
16840 Hawk Run, PA 4.3 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 4.5 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 6.6 mi
16866 Philipsburg, PA 6.9 mi
16876 Wallaceton, PA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16879?

16879 is in Winburne, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9644, -78.1407.

What county is 16879 in?

16879 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16879?

Winburne uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16879 in?

16879 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16879?

About 406 people live in ZIP code 16879, in 190 households, at 236.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 16879?

$80,417 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16879?

The closest are 16849 (1.3 mi), 16860 (2.7 mi), 16847 (2.7 mi), 16821 (2.8 mi) and 16839 (3.2 mi).

Is 16879 a PO Box ZIP code?

16879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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